Eyeglass-mounting.



Patented Sept. 29, 1910.

Inventor,-

' taching clips 3,- and bracing members by ,WhlCll the attachment of the parts-is clf UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

WILLIAM R. UHLEMANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EYEGLASS-MOUNTING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W imaaar R. Unme- MANN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of'Cook and State of Ill1no1s, have invented certain new and useful Improve I ments in Eyeglass-Mountings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of eyeglass mountings :known as finger piece mountings, and in which the lenses are carried by "a rigid bridge to which in turn are pivotally connected the respective -.nose

gripsj-bywhich the eyeglasses are supported in' 'place on the nose of the wearer. \nd the present improvement has for its ob ect,

to provide a simple and eflicient formation and arrangement of the manually operated '-nose grip, carrying lever, holding spring and pivotal bearing on the bridge, adapted to afford an economical and compact con-. struction, anda ready meansfor adjusting the tensionof the spring to any ordinary requirement, all" as will hereinafter more fully appear. v A

In the accompanying drawings F-Figure 1, is a perspective .view of an eyeglass mounting, the lens to the right being removed to better illustrate the details of construction of t-heprcsent invention. Fig. 2, 1s a perspective view of the arched bridge and attaching clips, the nose piece or grip,

the carryinglevcr therefor and the pivot screws, in a detached condition. 35

Fig. 3, is a plan View of the blank from which the in- .tegrally connected bridge, attaching clips, resilient prongs and pivot ears otthe presntfmonnting are formed. -l*ig.' fl, is an unler-perspective view of the nose grip carryin'g lever and its attached operating sprin Fig. 5 is a similar view of the blank from Y which the integrally runner-ted lever and spring are formed.

Similar numerals of reference indicate .like parts in the several views.

Referrin to the drawings 1 re )rcscnts {-7 L n I a lens of a rnnless( veglass, and 9. the rigid arched bridge connecting a pair of lenses together in proper spaced relation and to this end said bridge is provided with at fected in a substantial manner. In the constru' ction shown the rigid bridgeQ with its well as the orificed enlargements 5 for the pivotal attachment of the levers'hereinafter described, are integrally formed from a single blank or stamping of the flat form shown in Fig. 6, and subsequently bent and otherwise manipulated to form the finished mounting illustrated in'Figs. 1 and 2, the

purpose being to provide economy in manu-' members which have symmetrical relation at the upper and under sides of the clips and constitute the before mentioned bearing prongs 4, and which as so formed have a resilient nature that permits of a limited in- Specification of Letters Patent. Patentd Sept. 20, 1910- Application filed March 29, 1909. Serial No. 486,485.

dependent movement between the lens and clips, adapted to prevent in a very effective manner the danger of an accidental breakage of the lens.

The above described formation of the resilient tongues 6, constitutes the subject matter of my divisional application for pa(t)cnt, Serial No. 499,245, filed Way 29, 19 9.-

7 are the carrying levers of the nose pieces I or grips hereinafter described. Said l levers are pivoted about midway of their length to the enlargements 5 near the base of the connecting bridge 2, bypivot screws 8; and are formed with outwardly curved forward arms endingin expanded fingerpicccs 9 of substantially U form as shown. The inner arms of said lovers are of a substantially straight form and have upturned and orificed ears 10 to which the before mentioned nose pieces or grips are pivotally attached by a rivet or screw 11 as shown.

In the present invention 12 is a volule spring coiled in volutc relation to the pivot axis of a lever 7 and forming an integral part thereof. Said spring has a loop shaped free arm 13 adapted to bear against the inner side of an adjacent clip or strap 3,-as shown, with a constant tendency on the part of the spring to force the inner end of the lever, andthe nose grip carried thereby toward the nose of the wearer and attainthe sequently bent and otherwise manipulated to form the combined lever and spring illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 The loop form of the spring end 13, above described, affords a ready and convenient .means for increasing or diminishing the tension of the spring by a slight coiling and uncoiling of the loop in one direction or the other on the part of'the Optician or user. In the aforesaid adjustment of the tension of the springs to suit the special requirements of each individual use, the fiat ribbon form of spring is a material and 'necessary'feature in the present improvement, in that it provides the necessary Iateralrigidity t the aforesaid looped end portions 13 to very effectively resist the liability of "said looped end portions of the springs to turn laterally under the normal resilient stressof the springs and become practically inoperative. This would be a common occurrence with 'the looped 'end portions 13 formed at the extended ends of fine round wire springs ordinarily used in eyeglass mountings of the present type.

14L are the nose pieces or grips, preferably of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, and comprising a main middle portion curved in reversed directions-and ending in return bends,15, the ends of which are of a lobular form and arranged at opposite sides of the main portion as shown. No claim is however made to such particular form of nose grip in the present application, as such form of nose grip constitutes a portion of the subjectvmatter of a separate application for Letters Patent, Serial Number 500,413, filed June 5, 1909. 16 is a pivot tongue on the nose piece or grip, by which said grip is pivotally secured to the end of the lever 7 by the screw 11 be fore described.

Having thus fully described my said invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,- is:

1 In a finger piece eyeglass mounting, thecombination of'a rigid arched bridge,

ivot eyes at the base of said bridge, attaching clips adjacent to said pivot eyes, nose grip carrying levers pivoted to said ivot eyes, and operating springs of a flat ribbon form encirc ing the pivot axis of the carrying levers and connected thereto at their inner ends, the outer ends of said springs having rearward extensions which bear against the rear faces of the clips aforesaid in a grip carrying levers pivoted to said pivot eyes, and operating sprlngs of a flat ribbon form encircling the pivot axis of the carrying levers and connected thereto at their inner ends, the outer ends of said springs having rearward extensions in the form of curved loops which bear againstthe rear faces of the clips aforesaid in a plane parallel with the rear faces of the lenses, substantially as set forth.

3. In a finger piece eyeglass mounting, the combination of a rigid arched bridge, pivot eyes at the base of said bridge attaching clips,- adjacent to said pivot eyes, nose grip carrying levers pivoted to said pivot eyes, and operating springs of a flat ribbon form attached to said levers and bent into a volute form beneath the levers and around the pivot axis of the same, the outer ends of said springs having rearward extensions which bear against the rear faces of the clips aforesaid in a,"p1ane parallel with the rear faces of the lenses, substantially as set forth. I r

4. In a finger piece eyeglass mounting, the combination of a rigid arched bridge, pivoteyes at the base of said bridge attaching clips adjacent to said pivot eyes, nose grip carrying levers pivoted to said pivot eyes, and operating springs of a flat ribbon form attached to said levers andbent into a volute form beneath the levers and around the pivot axisof the same, the outer ends of said springs having rearward extensions in the form of curved loops which bear against the rear faces of the clips aforesaid in a plane parallel with the rear fates of the lenses, substantially as set forth.

In a lens mounting of the type herein described, the combination of a rigid arched bridge, a pair of levers pivoted thereon at opposite sides of the arch of the bridge, and nose grips pivotally connected to the inner ends of said leversby a pivot tongue formed by a U shaped slit in the central part of the grip to form the tongue and which is bent to the proper'angular relation to body of the grip, substantially as set forth.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 26th day of March' 1909.

WILLIAM R. UHLEMANN.

Witnesses:

RICHARD H. UHLEMANN,

JOHN'H. DONOVAN. 

